Results 261-280 of 2,503 for speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Transparency of RTÉ Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When he announced in March that he was stepping down from "The Late Late Show", the people who I, along with most members of the public, thought might get his job did not go for the job. I firmly believe, therefore, that an awful lot of people knew what was going on in RTÉ. The witnesses are telling me they did not know what was going on in RTÉ, and other people who did not go for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The population is growing and our older people are living longer which is fantastic but there is cause for alarm as waiting lists are starting to creep back up and we are short of professional people. Other countries are coming to Ireland to try to take them away. We have to do something to keep them here. As I said, the Defence Forces are at their lowest numbers ever. Trying to get...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is planning any new measures in budget 2024 to address the recruitment and retention difficulties across key areas of the public sector; specifically healthcare, home care, the Garda, the military and firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31361/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I ask the Minister if he is planning any new measures in budget 2024 to address the recruitment and retention difficulties across key areas of the public sector, specifically healthcare, home care, the Garda, the military and firefighters, and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Sector Staff (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As the Minister knows, budget 2024 is just around the corner. Last year, under budget 2023, I welcomed the recruitment of 1,000 new gardaí. Can the Minister give an update on the situation? The number of vacancies for doctors, nurses, consultants and social workers is alarming. We cannot afford to lose the professionals. What is the Minister doing to retain them and increase...

Nursing Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (27 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Nursing homes play a pivotal role in providing care in the community for those older persons whose high dependency needs are not suitable for home support services, while also facilitating the provision of short-term care services for older persons discharged from acute hospitals, freeing up bed capacity and enabling them to ultimately return to their own home. Although nursing home bed...

Apprenticeship and Further Education and Training: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As the Irish population is estimated to grow by 1 million by 2040, increased demand for homes, transport, education and employment will inevitably cause a continual housing and infrastructure crisis. Project Ireland 2040 estimates that 550,000 homes will be required over the next 20 years, and the national development plan commits €11.6 billion to provide 112,000 new social homes by...

Home Care and Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important topic and thank my colleagues in the Regional Group for raising this motion. We have learned many lessons during the pandemic. One is that concentrated care of our older people is far from ideal. These issues are predominant and are only going to get worse. Ireland has an ageing population. The number of people over 65 years of age...

Education Costs: Motion [Private Members] (20 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Parents are doing their best to prepare their children for the new academic year and with so much pressure on household budgets due to the rising cost of living, by the time the bills are paid, they have little or nothing left to buy food, meaning that they are struggling to pay for schoolbooks and uniforms, as well as requested parent contributions. The bulk of announcements in last...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The Government’s five-year policy aimed to deliver well-being for all in supporting an aligned approach to rural development, specifically in regard to access to good quality public services such as public transport, healthcare and housing provision. I acknowledge the tremendous work the Minister has undertaken in implementing this plan, providing a flexible approach using rural...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (14 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for further information on proposed refund to parents who are forced to seek private assessments for their children if waiting lists are not shortened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28723/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (14 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are available for adults looking to return to higher education in low-income, single-parent households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28719/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jun 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans his Department has to ensure that all breeders selling animals as pets online are registered with his Department under The Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of pet animals) Regulations 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27505/23]

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Drogheda is the largest town in the State, with a growing and diverse population. The town, however, has faced significant challenges as a result of the actions of those involved in criminal activities, including activities linked to organised crime. This has severely affected the feeling of safety and security for members of the local community in recent years. Similarly, Dundalk faces...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Previous Governments promised to rectify the errors that resulted in the CervicalCheck scandal of 2018 involving several women, including Vicky Phelan, Eileen Rushe and Lynsey Bennett, receiving incorrect smear test results for cervical cancer. For reasons that must be obvious, many women in Ireland have lost confidence in the outsourcing of lab tests to the United States. Yet cervical...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: We all know that not everyone who develops cervical cancer will have HPV found at screening.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Why then are we not testing for abnormal cells while we are testing for HPV? Is this a money-saving initiative?

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This Government promised in the programme for Government to make home ownership affordable and accessible again to an entire generation who are locked out of home ownership. Home ownership rates among young working adults in Ireland have collapsed in the face of rising house prices and, unfortunately, the myriad of issues impeding home purchase look unlikely to be resolved in the short to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Suicide Prevention (31 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 212. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide in detail the funding amounts that are allocated to various organisations (details supplied) and other charity groups working directly in suicide care in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 May 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding ASD placement in Dundalk; if the family situation will be taken into consideration; her plans to approve an additional co-educational class at a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25583/23]